Welcome to the CompTIA Security+ SY0-201 Cert Guide. The CompTIA Security+
Certification is widely accepted as the first security certification you should attempt
to attain in your information technology (IT) career. The CompTIA Security+
Certification is designed to be a vendor-neutral exam that measures your knowledge
of industry-standard technologies and methodologies. It acts as a great stepping
stone to other vendor-specific certifications and careers. I developed this book
to be something you can study from for the exam and keep on your bookshelf for
later use as a security resource.
I＊d like to note that it＊s unfeasible to cover all security concepts in depth in a single
book. However, the Security+ exam objectives are looking for a basic level of computer,
networking, and organizational security knowledge. Keep this in mind while reading
through this text, and remember that the main goal of this text is to help you pass
the Security+ exam, not to be the master of all security. Not just yet at least!
Because this is a security book, it is a bit more serious than some of my other texts.
This may come as a surprise to some, but levity should be used carefully when dealing
with security concepts because too much humor can easily confuse the issue and
be taken the wrong way. It is my belief that in this fast-paced world of ever-changing
technology, an author needs to get right to the point. I understand that you
don＊t have unlimited time for study, so you will notice me being blunt in the way I
get to the core of concepts. Don＊t take offense! This is done by design to aid you in
absorbing content quickly.